Being involved with pastoral and apostolic-type ministry for more than three decades has shown me that in order to be successful, I must discern between three types of people: protégés, partners and parasites.
It is a mistake to call this a “dominion mandate” relative to the Church today since God never commanded Adam to have dominion over fellow human beings.
It is a mistake to call this a “dominion mandate” relative to the Church today since God never commanded Adam to have dominion over fellow human beings.
The cross is absent from the gospel of self-fulfillment because it is antithetical to its essence. That is to say, the cross rebuts the notion of attempting to live without suffering as it contradicts the idea of living a life based on self-fulfillment.
The cross is absent from the Gospel of self-fulfillment because it is antithetical to its essence. That is to say, the cross rebuts the notion of attempting to live without suffering as it contradicts the idea of living a life based on self-fulfillment.